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Delhi founder hires candidate who refused Saturday work
Delhi founder Abhishek Agarwal says he hired a 25-year-old applicant who refused to work on Saturdays, despite initially calling the stance lazy. The candidate said he played cricket, practised guitar and spent…
The Story in Brief
Delhi founder Abhishek Agarwal says he hired a 25-year-old applicant who refused to work on Saturdays, despite initially calling the stance lazy. The candidate said he played cricket, practised guitar and spent time with family, adding that his brother in the US worked Monday to Friday. Agarwal shared the account on LinkedIn, according to Hindustan Times and Mint.
Agarwal says the employee later outperformed everyone on the team for two consecutive quarters. He also praised the worker for being candid with clients about a product’s advantages and limitations. The founder said the employee continues his Saturday activities and family time, and that the experience changed his view of performance and work-life balance.
The Indian Opinion
The lazy Gen Z label is as careless as the opposite claim that one viral workplace story proves weekends are unnecessary everywhere. This is a single founder’s account, with no independent performance figures or details about the role, hours or targets. Still, clear expectations are better than empty promises of total availability. The useful test is simple: do output, client retention and employee turnover improve over the next year?
Sources (2): hindustantimes.com, livemint.com
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Updated: this story now draws on 2 sources.
